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Katie and Shivam at Reflection Lake on Mt Rainier during their surprise proposal and engagement photo session. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle engagement photographer

Snowy Surprise Proposal Engagement at Reflection Lake

Shivam’s Surprise Proposal to Katie at Reflection Lake In late September I was contacted by Shivam, who was located in North Carolina.  He and his girlfriend Katie were going to be in the Seattle area in a few weeks, and he wanted to propose while they were hiking on Mt Rainier.  Shivam wanted to do […]

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Groom Alan turns to see bride Zena during their "first look" before their wedding at the Woodmark Hotel. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle wedding photographer

Wonderful Seattle Waterfront Wedding at the Woodmark Hotel

Zena and Alan Get Married at the Woodmark Hotel Another fantastic wedding that I was thrilled to be a part of.  We had about as perfect a summer day as you can get in Seattle; sunny but not hot, with temps in the upper 70s and low humidity.  The venue, the Woodmark Hotel, is located […]

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Sneak Peek Surprise Proposal at Reflection Lake

Sneak Peek – Shivam and Katie Surprise Proposal A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to photograph a surprise proposal at Reflction Lake, located on Mt Rainier.  There is a good story about this shoot that I will share in a later post, along with a lot more photos.  Let’s just say that […]

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Ilene and Burt kiss on the beach at sunset during their Seattle wedding at Ray's Boathouse

Wonderful Seattle Summer Wedding at Rays Boathouse

Ilene and Burt get married at Ray’s Boathouse Another fantastic summer wedding!  Ilene and Burt are a wonderful couple, and they had their wedding at one of my absolute favorite Seattle wedding venues, Ray’s Boathouse.  How can you beat a combination like that? A couple of months before the wedding I was discussing possibilities for […]

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First dance ror newlyweds Kelly and David at their destination wedding. Tom Ellis Photography, destination wedding photographer

Destination Wedding at Evergreen Gardens Kelly and David

Kelly and David (sort of) get married at the Evergreen Gardens First thing I want to confess is that this was a family wedding.  David is the middle child of my oldest cousin Bob and his wife Jeanne, and I have known David all his life.  One interesting fact about David – he is a […]

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Laura and Jimmy during their wedding at Rock Creek Gardens. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle area wedding photographer

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Laura and Jimmy

Happy First Wedding Anniversary Laura and Jimmy This was another wedding that very nearly was unable to take place in Summer 2020 due to Covid restrictions.  Laura and Jimmy had made plans to have their wedding while the state was allowing groups of up to 30 for events such as weddings, but then Governor Inslee […]

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Leigh and Kory at a viewpoint at Heather Meadows on Mt. Baker, where they had their adventure elopement wedding. Tom Ellis Photography, Seattle adventure and destination photographer.

Amazing Mountain Meadow Adventure Wedding at Mt Baker

Leigh and Kory get married at Heather Meadows The Preliminaries Way back in mid-March I received an inquiry through The Knot, a wedding website where I advertise.  Leigh and Cory were planning on getting married in Washington sometime in late July ot early August, and wanted to know if I might be available to photograph […]

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Mathew and Allison exchange their vows during their Seattle area wedding at John Knox Presbyterian Church

Happy Anniversary Allison and Matthew Seattle Covid Wedding

Happy First Anniversary Allison and Matthew I’d like to send slightly belated Happy First Wedding Anniversary wishes to Allison and Matthew, who managed to get married last summer during a slight lull in the Covid madness. By virtue of the fact that this couple decided they were going to do whatever it took, they had […]

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Leigh and Kory had an adventure elopement wedding at Mt Baker. Tom Ellis Photography, adventure wedding photographer

Sneak Peek Adventure Wedding at Mt Baker

Sneak Peek – Leigh and Kory Get Married at Mt. Baker I love to work with couples who have a different idea for how they want to get married.  Regrettably it doesn’t happen nearly often enough, so when it does I get really excited.  This is a Sneak Peek so I’m not going to go […]

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Kelly and David walk down the aisle at the conclusion of their destination wedding. Tom Ellis Photography, destination wedding photographer

Sneak Peek Wedding at Evergreen Gardens

Sneak Peek – Kelly and David Finally Get Married I’m sadly falling behind on my blog posts due to to many actual weddings and other photo sessions.  This post should have happened a few days ago, but better late than never! Once again, this wedding was supposed to have taken place in August 2020, but […]

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